Sanitary cup



F. ALLAND.

SANITARY CUP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 55. 1919.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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SANITARY CUP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application filed February 5, 1919. SerialNo. 275,099.

sanitary cups of the type which are flat when.

collapsed.

The object of the invention is to provide a cup of the characterreferred to with a loop handle adapted to render the cup more convenientto use, and to arrange the loop handle in such manner that the cup canbe manufactured rapidly and cheaply. More particularly the invention hasfor its object a folded cup comprising a loop handle adapted to lieflatly against the cup when the cup is collapsed and to be extendedsufficiently to insert one or more fingers therethrough when it isdesired to use the cup, and at the same time to arrange the handle sothat the cup can be manufactured at small cost, cups of this charactergenerally being used only once and then discarded.-

The loop handle is preferably formed integrally with the cup, both tosimplify the construction and to render the handle 'more secure, and inits broadest aspect the invention consists in a sanitary cup comprisinga single piece of paper qr the like having a loop handle integraltherewith, the handle being integral with the cup at either one or bothends but preferably being into gral only at one end and being secured tothe cup at the other end so as to extend outwardly from the cup.

The sheet of paper is bent or folded into cup shape, preferably beingfolded to form a flat cup, and the lateral edges are then securedtogether preferably with a suitable adhesive. Before bending or foldingthe sheet a marginal portion at one side is separated from the sheetexcept at one end and this marginal portion forms the loop handle, theloose end of the handle being secured to the cup in spaced relationshipto the integral end during the process of bending or folding the sheetor after the cup is completely formed and the loose end of the handlebeing preferably secured to the cup sufficiently close to the integralend to permit the handle to extend outwardly from the cup. The aforesaidmarginal portion of the sheet is preferably folded longitudinally beforethe sheet is formed into the cup so as to increase the strength of thehandle and so as to avoid raw or sharp edges on the handle.

The aforesaid and other features of the invention will be renderedclearer by reference to the preferred embodiment of the inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a viewof the blank from which the cup is formed;

Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are views showing different stages in the process offorming the cup;

Fig. 6 shows the completed cup with the handle extended; and i Fig. 7shows the completed cup with the handle folded along the side of thecup.

The blank shown in Fig. 1 comprises a central portion 1 and two lateralportions 2 and 3, the junctions between the central and lateral portionsbeing indicated by dash lines 4: and 5. The lateral portion 3 has amarginal portion 6 separated from the rest of the sheet along the line 7from the bot torn up to a point 8 somewhat below the top of the sheet.The portions 1, 2 and 3 have lower ends 9, 10 and 11 intended to befolded upwardly about the line 12, and the lateral portions 2 and 3 haveupper ends 12 and 13 intended to be folded downwardly about the lines 14and 15. The portion forming the handle 6 is intended to be foldedlongitudinally about thelines 16 and 17 and horizontally about the lines18 and 19.

The first step in forming the cup from the blank shown in Fig. 1 isillustrated in Fig. 2, wherein the portion 6 has been folded about thelongitudinal lines 16 and 17, the

outer portion of the handle first being folded inwardly about the line16 and this folded portion then being folded inwardly about the line 18.The next stage of the formation of the cup is illustrated in Fig. 3wherein the lateral portions 2 and 3 have been folded inwardly about thelines 4 and 5 along the side of the central portion 1, the portion 2being folded first and the portion 3 being folded over the portion 2.The next step consists in folding the ends 12 and 13 downwardly aboutthe lines 14 and 15 and then folding the handle 6 upwardly about theline 18 and then downwardly about the line 19, after which the articleis in the form shown in Fig. 4. It will be observed that in folding thehandle 6 upwardly about the line 18 and downwardly about the line 19,the lower end of the handle is brought above the line 12. The last stepconsists in folding the portions 9, 10 and 11 upwardly about the line 12over the lower end of the handle. The finished article is then in theform shown in Fig. 5.

By virtue of the folds l8 and 19 in the handle, the handle may either beextended from the cup as illustrated in Fig. 6 to permitthe fingers tobe inserted through the loop, or the handle may be folded along the sideof the cup as illustrated in Fig. 7. In shipping and dispensing the cupsthe handle would be folded as shown in Fig. 7, and in using the cup thehandle would be extended as shown in Fig. 6. I

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a sanitary cupof the character described is rendered much more convenient by virtue ofthe loop handle than the ordinary cup having either no handle at all 'ormerely a small tab extending outwardly therefrom. Moreover, my improvedcup may be very easily and cheaply formed by virtue of the uniquerelationship between its various parts.

I claim:

1. A sanitary cup of paper folded to form closed sides and comprising adownwardly folded top margin, an upwardly folded bottom margin, and ahandle having its ends permanently attached to the cup underneath saidfolded top and bottom margins.

2. A sanitary cup of paper folded to form closed sides and aclosedbottom, and a aper handle disposed flatwise of the cup an permanentlyattached to the cup at both top and bottom, said handle being longerthan the distance between its attached ends and having reverse foldsformed transversely of the handle to permit it to lie flat against theside of the cup or to be extended away from the side of the cup.

3. A sanitary cup comprising a sheet of material having at one side amarginal portion separated from the sheet throughout a portion of itslength to form a loop handle, and said sheet having its lateral edgessecured together with said handle on the outside of the cup.

4. A sanitary cup com rising a sheet of material having at one side amarginal portion separated from the sheet throughout a portion of itslength and folded longitudi-' end and having its sides secured togetherwith said portion outside the cup, said portion being secured to the cupat the other end to form a loop handle.

6. A sanitary cup comprising a sheet of .material having a centralportion and a lateral portion on each side of the central portion, thelateral portions being folded inwardly along the central portion andbeing secured together attheir edges, and a loop handle. dispose-dflatwise of the cup, one end of which is formed integrally with one ofsaid lateral portions and the other end of which is attached to the sideof the cup.

7. A sanitary cup comprising a sheet of material having a centralportion and a lateral portion on each side of the central portion, thelateral portion being folded inwardly along the central portion andbeing secured together at their edges, one of said lateral portionshaving a marginal portion separated from its edge except at one end andsecured to the cup at theother end to form a loop handle.

8. A sanitary cup comprising a sheet of material having a centralportion and a lateral portion on each side of the central portion, thelateral portions being folded inwardly along the central portion andbeing secured together at their edges, one of said lateral portionshaving a marginal portion separated from its edge except at one end, andthe bottom of said sheet being folded upwardly Over the other end ofsaid portion to secure said other end to the cup so as to form aloophandle extending outwardly from the cup. 1

Signed by me at- Boston, Massachusetts, this 1st day of February, 1919.

' FELIX ALLAND.

